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(I love her jacket! I'd love one like it. Maybe in purple and black, black and white, red and black, royal and black or pink and black.)
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Proverbs 27:1???
I got a message that on this day, God wants me to know...
... that I cannot wait anymore.
The moment has finally come. I have no choice. I have to take that step now. Now. Not tomorrow, not in an hour, - Now! If anyone else is reading this, they would be confused. But not me. I know exactly what we mean. Do it. Now.
... that I cannot wait anymore.
The moment has finally come. I have no choice. I have to take that step now. Now. Not tomorrow, not in an hour, - Now! If anyone else is reading this, they would be confused. But not me. I know exactly what we mean. Do it. Now.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Something to remember...
Humans learn only by trial and error, and that includes me.
I've got to live life, not think about it. Step into the midst of things, try and fail and learn and stand up again. The question is not whether I will or will not make mistakes - I will. The question is do I want to learn and grow, or do I want to shrink back and be stuck? Take that step I've been avoiding. I can succeed, or I can get feedback that it didn't work, but in either case I am sure to feel alive.
I've got to live life, not think about it. Step into the midst of things, try and fail and learn and stand up again. The question is not whether I will or will not make mistakes - I will. The question is do I want to learn and grow, or do I want to shrink back and be stuck? Take that step I've been avoiding. I can succeed, or I can get feedback that it didn't work, but in either case I am sure to feel alive.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Gothic Charm School
Congratulations, Jilli!
Here is the latest interview from Evening Magazine. Today is also the release for Jilli's book! I wish I could have been at the book release in Seattle today.
(edited to add: UPS delivered my copy at 1:38 pm on June 24)
Here is the latest interview from Evening Magazine. Today is also the release for Jilli's book! I wish I could have been at the book release in Seattle today.
(edited to add: UPS delivered my copy at 1:38 pm on June 24)
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Answer to prayer???
I got a message that on this day, God wants me to know...
... that God has an important purpose for me, and made everything possible for me to succeed.
That's not to say it's an easy purpose, or a convenient one. It might very well seem hard or even impossible, but it only looks that way. The truth is that one day I will look back and see how all the pieces fit together. And how my life has been a complete and utter success.
(from Facebook)
This is something I'm struggling with right now.
... that God has an important purpose for me, and made everything possible for me to succeed.
That's not to say it's an easy purpose, or a convenient one. It might very well seem hard or even impossible, but it only looks that way. The truth is that one day I will look back and see how all the pieces fit together. And how my life has been a complete and utter success.
(from Facebook)
This is something I'm struggling with right now.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Something to ponder...
I got a message that on this day, God wants me to know...
that decision is only wishful thinking until you take that first irreversible step.
I can tell myself that I have already decided, that nothing now can stop me, but if that step backwards is so much safer than step forwards, what will hold me true to my path when the going gets tough? Sometimes, the right thing to do is to take that first irreversible step, the one after which my cannot go back. And right now, for me, is one of those times.
(from facebook)
that decision is only wishful thinking until you take that first irreversible step.
I can tell myself that I have already decided, that nothing now can stop me, but if that step backwards is so much safer than step forwards, what will hold me true to my path when the going gets tough? Sometimes, the right thing to do is to take that first irreversible step, the one after which my cannot go back. And right now, for me, is one of those times.
(from facebook)
Monday, June 15, 2009
Thoughts from a blog...
The real point of Peter Parker's journey, the real crux of the whole great power = great responsibility equation is that we don't always choose great power - or moderate power or a modicum of internet fame or anything like that. Sometimes, our lives happen and we don't really know how we got where we wound up because we weren't consciously working to that point but that is where we are now and, hey, it's time to deal with it, Marianne.
Thanks onceupon!
Thanks onceupon!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
thoughts
I got a message that on this day, He wants me to know...that faith is exactly what it takes to get through uncertainty.
Faith is not necessary when I know how things are going to work out, - that's knowledge. It's in the time of unknowing that having faith is what sees me through to the other side. Faith is what gives me strength. Faith is that light in my heart that keeps on shining even when it's all darkness outside. Now is the time to keep that faith alive!
(from Facebook)
Faith is not necessary when I know how things are going to work out, - that's knowledge. It's in the time of unknowing that having faith is what sees me through to the other side. Faith is what gives me strength. Faith is that light in my heart that keeps on shining even when it's all darkness outside. Now is the time to keep that faith alive!
(from Facebook)
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
thoughts
I got a message that on this day, God wants me to know...
... that it is time to finally forgive myself.
I've carried the guilt, the shame for long enough. I've kept your wounds open for long enough. The time has to come to let go, to heal. Keep the lessons and let the pain heal.
... that it is time to finally forgive myself.
I've carried the guilt, the shame for long enough. I've kept your wounds open for long enough. The time has to come to let go, to heal. Keep the lessons and let the pain heal.
From today's devotions
WAITING FOR JESUS
Scripture Reading: Mark 5:21-43
“Don’t be afraid; just believe.”
Mark 5:36
In an emergency room, if a doctor treats a patient with a nosebleed while another patient with a heart attack goes unattended and dies, that doctor is in trouble. If a police officer chases someone for speeding but ignores a bank robbery, that officer could face discipline.
Some situations call for immediate attention, while others can wait. Yet in our story today Jesus seems to delay an urgent case to deal with a less-important one.
Jesus was approached by a man named Jairus, whose daughter was at the point of death. He pleaded with Jesus to come immediately to his house and heal her. Along the way, a serious—but less urgent—situation arose. A woman who had been sick for 12 years touched Jesus and was healed. He stopped and asked, “Who touched me?” At first no one responded. But then the woman, trembling with fear, told what had happened.
Then, while Jesus was still speaking to the woman, word came that Jairus’s daughter had died. Jairus must have had feelings of anguish, confusion, and perhaps anger. Why had Jesus let that woman delay him?
Can you relate to this? Maybe you have waited for Jesus to help you, but it seemed never to happen. Remember: Jesus is never late. He is always on time— but it’s always in his time, and his timing is best. Jesus raised Jairus’s daughter to life—to the glory of God.
Prayer:
Lord, give me faith and patience when I am tested to tears and perhaps even anguish. Help me to know that your timing is best- and God will be glorified. Amen.
Scripture Reading: Mark 5:21-43
“Don’t be afraid; just believe.”
Mark 5:36
In an emergency room, if a doctor treats a patient with a nosebleed while another patient with a heart attack goes unattended and dies, that doctor is in trouble. If a police officer chases someone for speeding but ignores a bank robbery, that officer could face discipline.
Some situations call for immediate attention, while others can wait. Yet in our story today Jesus seems to delay an urgent case to deal with a less-important one.
Jesus was approached by a man named Jairus, whose daughter was at the point of death. He pleaded with Jesus to come immediately to his house and heal her. Along the way, a serious—but less urgent—situation arose. A woman who had been sick for 12 years touched Jesus and was healed. He stopped and asked, “Who touched me?” At first no one responded. But then the woman, trembling with fear, told what had happened.
Then, while Jesus was still speaking to the woman, word came that Jairus’s daughter had died. Jairus must have had feelings of anguish, confusion, and perhaps anger. Why had Jesus let that woman delay him?
Can you relate to this? Maybe you have waited for Jesus to help you, but it seemed never to happen. Remember: Jesus is never late. He is always on time— but it’s always in his time, and his timing is best. Jesus raised Jairus’s daughter to life—to the glory of God.
Prayer:
Lord, give me faith and patience when I am tested to tears and perhaps even anguish. Help me to know that your timing is best- and God will be glorified. Amen.
Monday, June 08, 2009
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Today...
I got a message today that God wants me to know that I am only as free as I imagine myself to be.
There is nothing ''out there'' that's holding me down, - I am limiting myself only with my own imagination. And my greatest limits are not even the ''cannot'' and the ''should not'', but the places where my imagination hasn't yet gone at all. There has never been a better time for me to open your eyes, let the imagination soar and see what more is possible.
There is nothing ''out there'' that's holding me down, - I am limiting myself only with my own imagination. And my greatest limits are not even the ''cannot'' and the ''should not'', but the places where my imagination hasn't yet gone at all. There has never been a better time for me to open your eyes, let the imagination soar and see what more is possible.
Monday, June 01, 2009
Gothic Charm School
Why, yes, I pre-ordered my book some time ago and think that everyone else should do likewise. I can't wait for my book to get here and I'm anxiously awaiting the next video by Jilli!
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